MUS202H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sonata Form, Gioachino Rossini, Franz Liszt
Document Summary
He is the quintessential genius of western culture" and the summit of human creativity" (great creator). His music and his life are iconic representations of the freedom of the human spirit. He suffered greatly (from deafness, ill health, etc. ) but heroically persevered as a composer. His music has always been played from his day to ours, wherever western music is cultivated. He is the central figure in the history of music; all others are either before or after beethoven. Beethoven"s works are identified by one of three different types of numbers: Opus numbers: a (mostly) chronological list of works published during beethoven"s lifetime or shortly thereafter; covers most of the major works; 172 works published with 138 opus numbers. Woo numbers: werke ohne opuszahl (works without an opus number); assigned to lesser works by kinsky and halm in their catalogue (e. g. fur elise, woo 59); a further 205 works.
